Example sentences of "[noun] over a long period " in BNC.
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| 31 | On the other hand , in certain other areas of our bulk chemicals we have been very successful in maintaining a good margin business over a long period of time . |
| 32 | Iron fittings could replace wooden components gradually , allowing major alterations to take place over a long period . |
| 33 | It had to take place over a long period , in the face of a prodigious number of uncontrolled variables which were likely to confuse the outcome . |
| 34 | The solidarity of the community is strengthened … by a shared history of living and working in one place over a long period of time … . |
| 35 | Those few casual workers in the catering industry who do seem to work on a more or less continuous , almost full-time basis over a long period for a single organisation ( the plaintiffs in the oft-cited " O'Kelly case " ) , tend to possess skills which that organisation , and indeed other potential employers , value . |
| 36 | If that 's the case , then we could argue , an and will do , that now is a good time to borrow on a fixed term basis over a long period . |
| 37 | When some sociologists talk of the ‘ socialization function of the family ’ , therefore , they are not talking of a family deliberately and consciously performing a function assigned to it from outside by ‘ society ’ , but rather of a more subtle process that arises out of the facts of being married , of sharing a residence over a long period of time , and of parenthood . |
| 38 | Thus you will already be aerobically fit , that is able to sustain a relatively low work-load over a long period . |
| 39 | The stimulating article Some library costs and options by Brown ( an economist ) concludes ‘ it seems to be worth acquiring and providing storage for , books likely to be wanted more often than , once in about 1.7 years over a long period ’ . |
| 40 | In these respects , there has been a general and continuing decline in prison conditions over a long period of time ( King and McDermott , 1999 ) . |
| 41 | Fatigue fractures , by their very nature , are more prevalent in structures that have been subject to stress over a long period of time . |
| 42 | Despite my closeness over a long period to Harold Wilson , I was certainly not close to his publicised cronies . |
| 43 | These data suggest that the selection of a relative who gives moral support is related partly to the composition of the kin group and partly to the quality of a particular relationship over a long period of time . |
| 44 | The officer must indeed be prepared to sustain his attempts at persuasiveness over a long period of time , a matter which can pose problems , for he must be able to sense when a less conciliatory performance is warranted and a show of force , however discreet , would be appropriate . |
| 45 | My own efforts over a long period of time , plus correspondence and telephone calls to various bodies have met with no success . |
| 46 | My own efforts over a long period of time , plus correspondence and telephone calls to various bodies have met with no success . |
| 47 | The best businesses over a long period of time have been the ones with a single thrust . |
| 48 | A table ( see below ) comparing opening and closing equity book value helps to summarise the main changes over a long period . |
| 49 | This may apply to a particular period or it may be concerned with changes over a long period of time . |
| 50 | Simulation has been used to predict population changes over a long period of time and for charting space-satellite trajectories . |
| 51 | An important aspect would be a study of the progress of a sample of young people over a long period . |
| 52 | Changing the law to place NationalPower and Power-Gen under a legal obligation to agree fixed contracts for specified tonnages over a longer period than the current year was hinted at by Michael Heseltine , the President of the Board of Trade , in evidence to the energy select committee last year . |
| 53 | Unlike the 1991 Rugby World Cup , which took place over a whole month , not to mention the three months build-up , thereby allowing the sponsors to develop their marketing strategy over a long period of time , the World Sevens tournament is a three-day event , with the commercial potential of a ‘ Market blink ’ , as he puts it . |
| 54 | These fish are especially prone to ‘ conditioning ’ ; you can switch their minds onto a certain item of food and if you keep that food trickling through their swims over a long period they will continue feeding , with only short breaks , until that food runs out or some other disaster happens to move them . |
| 55 | For example , there may be evidence for a sequence of buildings being constructed and going out of use over a long period of time . |
| 56 | A case reports and clinical-epidemiological studies have evaluated the cancer risk in patients who have abused anthranoid laxatives over a long period . |
| 57 | A case report and clinical-epidemiological studies in patients who have misused anthranoid laxatives over a long period should be considered in a final risk assessment for colorectal cancer in man . |
| 58 | The problem of consistency of measurement techniques over a long period of time will have to be faced and may not have a satisfactory solution . |
| 59 | The study will also take into account the effects of aging , which may contribute to a decline in knowledge retention over a long period . |
| 60 | In Britain these are in a state of flux although there has been much discussion about the role of the inspector over a long period of time . |